Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) went down 0.04% or 2.36 points to end Monday’s session at 5,407.87 points.
Both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices retreated 0.19% and 0.27% respectively.
KSE’s liquidity soared 84.9% to KWD 10.89 million, while the trading volume increased 36.8% to 80.54 million shares.
The oil and gas sector led six decliners with 0.76%, while the basic materials sector topped five gainers with 0.66%.
Asia Capital was the top loser with a fall of 6.25%, while Arkan topped the winners with a rise of 5.33%.
Meanwhile, the basic materials sector headed five gainers with a rise of 0.66%. The real estate sector was up 0.37% on the back of 10 shares that were topped by Arkan.
Al Mal was the most active stock on which 13.63 million shares were exchanged through 208 transactions at a value of around KWD 315,400.
Zain recorded the highest liquidity that reached KWD 2.95 million after 8.67 million shares were traded. The stock reached 340 fils at close.
